British triathlon live site - Sat 4th to Tue 7th August

[howard m]

British Triathlon/Triathlon England have invited the club to take part in its live site in Exchange Square Manchester in the 4 days spanning the 2 olympic triathlon races.

The races will be shown on the big screen on Saturday 4th and Tuesday 7th August. Below the screen, the BTF will have a 'stationary triathlon' set up, a treadmill, wattbike and an endless pool. I took part last time, it was great fun and this time round it is on a larger scale with even better equipment.

The program will be:

Saturday - teams will race against each other, with prizes for the winners. Teams have 3 people and each person does 1 of the disciplines.
Sunday - a club day for people to hang out and to train using the equipment.
Monday - there will be a coach and people will be able to get individual coaching tips.
Tuesday - a club day for people to hang out and to train using the equipment.

The BTF have asked if the club will enter teams, and are also looking for people to help run the sites on the days. Anyone helping run the site will get food, T-shirt, and can have a go using the equipment during any quieter periods.

If you would like to join a team for the Saturday, post your name here (or post your whole team if you have one). Hopefully we can send a few teams there.

If you are able to help run the site on any of the days, also please post your name here or send an email to me chairman (@) man-tri-club.org.uk or to our regional triathlon representative Rob Bishop: robbishop (@) triathlonengland.org


And if anyone is planning to go down on one of the club or coaching days to have a look, post it here so people can meet up and have a chat

[howard m]

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[nina-m]

Just to let you know, its rare you get a watt bike & endless pool right next to each other to train on & I loved a recent watt bike session I tried. I'm unfortunately away this weekend but would kill to help out if I got the chance to have a go on the fab equipment, and in a free t-shirt which I'm sure is much more stylish than the usual race ones Such an amazing opportunity over the Olympic weekend to fit in around your training and watch the tri.

Entering a team on Saturday 4th would be great fun for both aspiring elites and people just wanting a swim or a pedal...and good practice for the Team Relays!
Can we not get a team of Man Tri Girls vs. a team of Man Tri Boys maybe? Lets get something sorted!

[Markb]

Put me down for a team please thanks.

Mark

[kevincharrison]

I can help out in the Saturday and Sunday. I can make up numbers for a team if needed but I'm not very quick.

[nina-m]

So that's Team 1 almost complete - Markb & Kev...just one more person needed and for you to decide who would like to do which discipline!

The good thing is, you just pick your discipline and work as hard as you can in either the endless pool, on the watt bike or treadmill so anyone can get in a team and give it a go.

If anyone else is free to help out with the chance of getting a bit of time on the equipment, free lunch and a t-shirt then please post your name & availability below, PM me your email and I'll pass your details onto Rob Bishop.

[kevincharrison]

I'd prefer doing the swim, or possibly the cycle I am pretty useless at running though, however I'm flexible if Mark/ Anyone really wants to do a specific one.

[howard m]

Couple of tips for the racing based upon the last event:

-Bike was the key event and was completely unrestricted, this was the place to gain the most distance.
-The endless pool resistance was increased in stages, so until towards the end the resistance wasnt that hard, so gains to be made on the swim were not massive.
-Treadmill last time had a top speed, so there were minimal gains to be made. However I think this time round the top speed will be increased to around 20km/h, so it will probably be the 2nd most important discipline.

[nina-m]

A bit more info - http://www.britishtriathlon.org/news/tr ... he-uk_2159. Bound to be an exciting weekend to be in the centre of Manchester if not heading down to Hyde Park...come on volunteers & budding competitors!

[howard m]

The BTF have also asked if there would also be any interest in several people doing a training sesh on the Monday morning from 9am - 11am for the purposes of an ITU promotional video.

Please email me if there is any interest.

Thanks

Howard